Bento Cake Decorating Class

Fill, crumb, and decorate a two-layer cake.



2.5 hours Location Hackney Class size 1 to 6 (public classes), 2 to 8   £80

Bento Cake Workshop
This hands-on workshop is all about building real decorating skills in a relaxed, friendly setting - perfect whether you're a complete beginner or a home baker looking to finesse your finish.
What You'll Learn
  • How to level & fill a two-layer bento 4" cake
  • How to crumb coat and fully decorate your cake with a smooth, polished finish
  • Chocolate writing techniques
  • Buttercream piping techniques
What's Included
  • All ingredients and materials
  • Your finished cake to take home
  • A digital handbook including a meringue buttercream recipe, essential tools & equipment list, and decoration styles and finishes
  • Tea, coffee, soft drinks, and plenty of encouragement!
What to Expect
This is a relaxed, friendly session - ask anything as we go.
  • Short introduction to find out everyone's goals for the session
  • Demonstration on making Swiss meringue buttercream
  • Brief discussion on essential tools and equipment for decorating at home
  • Levelling and filling the sponge layers
  • Crumbing the cake
  • Practising chocolate writing techniques
  • Practising buttercream piping techniques
  • Decorating the cake with a smooth finish - plus alternative techniques you can try at home with less equipment
  • Freestyle time - use everything you've learned to put your own stamp on your cake
What to Bring
Just yourself - we'll take care of everything else! We provide aprons, all materials, and a box and bag to take your cake home.
Please wear comfortable clothing. As this is a working kitchen, we ask that hair is tied back or covered.
Essential Info
EK BAKERY, Broadway Market Mews, Hackney, London, E8 4TS
2 – 2.5 hours
Maximum 6 people

Upcoming dates for Bento Cake Decorating Class

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 18 Oct 2026, 12:00pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

4 upcoming dates between 14 Nov 2026 and 20 Mar 2027.

  • Sat 14 Nov 2026, 2pm-4:30pm
  • Sat 30 Jan 2027, 2pm-4:30pm
  • Sat 20 Feb 2027, 2pm-4:30pm
  • Sat 20 Mar 2027, 2pm-4:30pm
What you'll get
  • All ingredients and materials
  • Your finished 4" 2 layer cake to take home (worth £40)
  • A handbook including a meringue buttercream recipe, essential tools & equipment list, and decoration styles and finishes
  • Tea, coffee, soft drinks, and plenty of encouragement!
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Knowledge required
Suitable for beginners or anyone looking to improve their decorating skills.
What to bring
Just yourself - we'll take care of everything else! We provide aprons, all materials, and a box and bag to take your cake home. Please wear comfortable clothing. As this is a working kitchen, we ask that hair is tied back or covered
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

EK BAKERY - London, E8 4TS, England

Unit One on Broadway Market Mews. Look for the yellow door and gates. A short walk from Broadway Market

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Recent reviews of Bento Cake Decorating Class

  • 5/5 from Natasha Khadka, attended Oct 2026: Elizabeth’s class was great- she’s really informative and helps you every step of the way. It was fab to learn how to decorate properly with the proper techniques and she’s full of hints and tips. The space itself is lovely and I was so pleased with my final cake result. Recommend!
  • 5/5 from Siobhan Rayment, attended Sep 2026: Elizabeth was a great teacher. We covered types of buttercream, chocolate writing, how to pipe and fill a cake properly. It was exciting to get tips and pointers of what to do in the future. You get to decorate your cake anyway you want which allowed you to put you just learned to the test. A very relaxed and chilled lesson. I would highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn something new or those who want to perfect their baking skills etc. Best part is that you get to take your cake home with you. They provide a box and bag to take it home. 5/5
  • 5/5 from Jacob Pulley, attended Aug 2026: I got this as a birthday present for my friend who is a keen baker and is making a wedding cake for our friend. He really enjoyed the class and said once the teacher realised he was due to make a wedding cake she went out of her way to provide tips and advice. It sounded like a friendly and welcoming environment for a single person to attend. Thanks so much!
  • 5/5 from Sarah Heacock, attended Jun 2026: The instructor was so helpful and very open to questions. Got to practice quite a few skills which I found very useful!
  • 5/5 from Bernadette Darmody, attended Jun 2026: I found the class amazing. I found it so helpful with so many great tips and with hands on help.
  • 5/5 from Tessa McQuillen, attended Jun 2026: A very enjoyable relaxed lesson. Elizabeth was very helpful and answered questions and gave plenty of advice. Only four people in the class which was lovely and friendly. Definitely recommend.
  • 5/5 from Abigail Brady, attended Nov 2025: I booked this for my daughter’s 23rd birthday. It was a really lovely day out for both of us. It’s right behind Broadway market so on a Saturday you can do the market and lunch as well. The class is small (up to 6 people) and Elizabeth is very clear and patient with her instructions. You learn how to level a cake, cut it in half, fill it, do an initial layer of icing, do a second layer and decorate. You also get to practise different kinds of piping. And then you get a beautiful cake to take home. I’ve never made or decorated cakes myself before but it’s given me a lot of confidence to make them for birthdays etc in future. So much nicer than a shop-bought cake.
  • 3/5 from Natalia Stec, attended Nov 2025: It was good. We arrived and got a complimentary drink. The teacher was very nice and friendly. We felt very welcome. The reason for giving 3 stars is that there was not that much structure (for example, not telling everyone to go wash their hands, or no formal introduction). For the amount that this class was, it was very undermining. I thought that the cake was going to be a bit bigger, we spent a lot of the time just waiting (for example for the clean up, or for bagging the icing when we could have done it ourselves as it is part of the decorating experience) or it could have been done prior. (For example there was only one cutting tool, which we all had to share and not enough spatulas- which i understand as its a bakery and they probably only need one/a couple tools... I would say that either the class was too big, or the price was too high given the limited equipment). On a positive note, there was a lot of decorations which were really cute, but there were no inspiration pictures printed out. Essencially, I do understand that this is a lot of preperation for one person to do prior, and obviously the clean up, however i do feel that the price was too high for what the class had to offer. In my opinion an £80pp class would have had a lot more preperation done and not have felt like just a way for the person to make some easy money on the side.
  • 5/5 from Lucy Tillett, attended Oct 2025: This was great!! Elizabeth was so helpful annd knowledgable and I was so happy with what I learned. Such a wholesome Saturday activity
  • 5/5 from Eva Kyriacou, attended Sep 2025: Great class and lovely day with lovely people xxx
  • 5/5 from Magdalena Pletsch, attended Sep 2025: Elizabeth is a very good teacher. She is well organised and has lots of good tips on how to decorate cakes. She created a relaxed atmosphere and we had great fun trying out different techniques for prettifying our cakes. We are looking forward to the opportunity to attend a follow up course.
  • 5/5 from Lesley Cox, attended Apr 2025: This was a great way to spend an hour and half very informative and the cake was delicious and the teacher was great
  • 5/5 from Hannah Bunce, attended Apr 2025: Very informative, very relaxed, great fun, great teacher and lovely to meet new people and great tasting cake! Great day out with my partner
  • 5/5 from Natasha Vincent, attended Mar 2025: Elizabeth was friendly and informative. The class was very relaxed and fun. We were shown how to crumb coat, final coat and pipe with Swiss meringue and chocolate. Nice day out would definitely do again.
  • 5/5 from Jada Quaye, attended Nov 2024: A 10/10 experience! - she was accommodating, full of wisdom, held in a beautiful spacious kitchen and served/taught with excellence! Thank you MUCH LOVE AND GOD BLESS YOU!
  • 4/5 from Nyrah Saleem, attended Jun 2024: Great teacher and enthusiasm, really had a wonderful time. However the cake was really small which was a big shock
  • 5/5 from Anjuma, attended May 2024: My friend and I had an exceptional experience! Elizabeth proved to be an outstanding instructor, displaying remarkable flexibility. Adhering to our strict halal dietary requirements, she graciously accommodated our needs, ensuring our comfort throughout the session while offering encouraging guidance. The provided materials were ample, and the couple who did the session with us made the session more fun. Undoubtedly, the class offers excellent value, as it encompasses both the expertise and time of the instructor, culminating in the opportunity to take home a beautifully crafted cake. Equipped with the skills to assemble, crumb coat, and decorate a cake.
  • 5/5 from Tutu Eyiangho, attended May 2024: We went for a class to celebrate my wife's birthday. Elizabeth was so lovely! Great conversation, lots of laughts and we both felt very comfortable in the group. Everything from the cakes to the fillings and decorations were very good quality and tasted amazing! My wife really enjoyed decorating her cake and it turned out beautiful. Mine on the other hand wasn't so great, but, hey, who needs a perfect cake anyway? #crumbmountain
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EK BAKERY
EK BAKERY

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Learn to bake and decorate in our professional kitchen. We'll share the tips and tools of the trade so that you can achieve beautiful cakes in your home kitchen.
EK BAKERY started in 2017 from a home kitchen. Founder Elizabeth established the brand by selling at food markets, wholesale and direct to customer. In 2020 we moved to Clerkenwell and then in July 2023 we have arrived in our very own bakery and retail space in Hackney. Find us on Broadway Market Mews - just off Broadway Market. We are open for cakes and brownies by the slice on Fridays 12-3pm, Saturdays & Sundays 10am - 4pm.

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